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Latin Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac | sharp |
| aqu | water |
| aud | hear |
| bio | life |
| cephel | head |
| chrom | color |
| cid, dis | kill,cut |
| coel | cavity |
| corp | body |
| cyto | cell |
| dec | ten |
| dent | tooth |
| derm | skin |
| ecto, exo | outside |
| endo | within |
| enteron | intestine |
| erythro | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| gen | origin, kind |
| hem | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| leuco | white |
| loc | place |
| macr | large |
| mega | large |
| meso | middle |
| micro | small |
| mon, mono | one |
| morph | form |
| multi | many |
| mut | change |
| myos | muscle |
| nephros | kidney |
| orth | straight |
| ped | foot |
| phago | to eat |
| plasm | a thing moulded |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| psuedo | false |
| schizo | to split |
| seg, sect | cut |
| som | body |
| spir | breathe |
| therm | heat |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| vac | empty |
| vita | life |